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To be a trail second, and i remember thinking i was lucky to have such a very good second because she was totally reliable naturally and would do exactly what was needed. i was really -- impressed with her already at that age. ♪ ♪ sometimes the princesss accompany their parents on a flicial engagements in 1939 they all visited college in devin 13-year-old elizabeth and her sister were chaperoned by 18-year-old trainee officer. a distant cousin they briefly met before a certain prince phillip...

To be a trail second, and i remember thinking i was lucky to have such a very good second because she was totally reliable naturally and would do exactly what was needed. i was really -- impressed with her already at that age. ♪ ♪ sometimes the princesss accompany their parents on a flicial engagements in 1939 they all visited college in devin 13-year-old elizabeth and her sister were chaperoned by 18-year-old trainee officer. a distant cousin they briefly met before a certain prince phillip...

Freedom. i would argue between good and evil. and she was there. and she embodied particularly as the war began in 1939 in some ways the hope of what the worlds democracies were fighting for. it was the rule of law. it was mag in a carta, it was liberty under law. it was individual worth over the power of a dictator. and you look at those images and to us theyre sentimental because theyre black and white and it feels hike tom hanks said why do you keep making movies about world war ii? he said w...

It was a military coup. and the family had to flee. >> he comes from a broken home. his father has a mistress in monte carlo. his mothers been shut up for mental health problems. he never sees her. and so hes very rootless. >> somebody described phillip as a very large dog without a basket. >> when in england, phillip stays with his uncle. the kings cousin, lord louis mountbatten. >> i think my grandmother, mountbatten really took on that role. i think he became even more than an uncle. >> hes s...

>> poland, september 1939. germany begins its ruthless march of conquest and sets the stage for world war ii. >> britain and germany are now at war. the king addresses an apprehensive nation. >> there may be dark days ahead. but with gods help, we shall prevail. >> shortly after the outbreak of the second world war, winston churchill becomes georges prime minister. >> the relationship is quite frosty in the beginning. churchill turns up to his weekly audience with the king late. he dominates the...

That perhaps there might be an element of the british public that saw wallis and edward as the charming couple, and that they could be rivals in the british publics affections. >> so the new queen elizabeth is determined to put herself and her family center stage. >> queen elizabeth is the brains of the outfit, really. shes shrewd, and she understands the creation of an image. >> she takes part in this incredible photo shoot in 1939 with cecil beaten on camera. >> cecil beaten at the time was no...

A shy child, like her father. and she followed her mothers example very much. >> england launches an historic campaign to increase and solidify friendship in north america. >> in 1939, the second world wars on the horizon. and george vi and his wife elizabeth embark for america, to meet president roosevelt, because britain was going to need all the allies it could get. >> the american alliance had been crucial to britains success in the first world war. so the sort of diplomatic purpose of the v...

By the way. by several batches of iranian drones. failure on the battlefield by can ukrainian commanders tell the wall street journal that they are now having success using these shocking drone -- from retired u.s. energy major -- hes also the author of the upcoming book understanding urban while warfare. the for being with us. thats wrong with this. you and i have talked about this for the first day of the war. one would have assumed that after four, months five months, six months, seven months...

Been recruited in 1939 to show 13 year old elizabeth and her family around the royal naval college at dartmouth. >> she sort of developed a crush on him then. and really never looked at another man. >> not everyone welcomes the match. philips of german descent and considered a foreigner. and especially troubling point so close to the end of the war. >> they want extraordinary thing that the queen did, which was completely out of character and a sense, was to mary prince philip. he didnt have any...

Philip, as an 18 year old cadet, had been recruited in 1939 to show 13 year old elizabeth and her family around the royal naval college at dartmouth. >> she sort of developed a crush on him then. and really never looked at another man. >> not everyone welcomes the match. philip is of german descent and considered a foreigner. an especially troubling point so close to the end of the war. >> they want extraordinary thing that the queen did, which was completely out of character and a sense, was to...